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960:St. Clair
914:Huron Bay
878:Sodus Bay
825:Green Bay
706:Winnebago
701:St. Clair
691:Nipissing
570:April 11,
541:April 11,
302:Fox River
237:Jim Doyle
182:Wisconsin
166:Minnesota
69:Citations
61:Effective
1468:Treaties
897:Superior
813:Michigan
722:channels
720:Bays and
670:Superior
660:Michigan
433:March 9,
424:Archived
316:See also
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162:Michigan
154:Illinois
1095:Islands
861:Ontario
686:Nipigon
665:Ontario
198:Ontario
158:Indiana
78:110-342
1458:Storms
1441:Region
1343:Cities
696:Simcoe
298:county
202:Quebec
105:Senate
1436:Ports
1361:Basin
1017:Falls
755:Huron
655:Huron
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650:Erie
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435:2021
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180:and
174:Ohio
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